Paddington 2 *****
Good-value family entertainment, with all kinds of characters in the mix. Do catch this if you can!
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Spectre ****
Retro-sexy Bond complete with blast from the baddie past.
LFF 2015: The Lobster ****
Wonderful extremes too, from wildly absurd, laugh-out-loud moments to totally shocking brutality, often throwing you off course. The ending does let it down a bit as the effect of the brilliant set-up of this crazy dual existence seems to wane.
LFF 2015: Suffragette ****
As a female and a mother, the most sobering part of this film is at the very end. A list of nations rolls with the dates women got the vote. Some dates will profoundly shock. Others will not. Some women are still waiting. It’s the grand finale needed to drive the message home in a …